Biography
2021-22
Drafted as the No. 28 overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2022 WNBA Draft … Summit League Defensive Player of the Year … All-Summit League first team … … NCAA Tournament all-Wichita Region team … Summit League All-Defensive Team … Summit League all-tournament team … helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 … a part of the Coyotes’ regular season and tournament Summit League titles … a member of four-straight NCAA Tournament teams … owns South Dakota’s school record for career blocks (243) … also on South Dakota’s career record books, finished sixth for career scoring (1,746 points) and third for career rebounds (948) … one of four players to start all 35 games during the season … averaged 15.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 assists per game … ranked third in the Summit League in total points (527), first in rebounds (269), second in blocked shots (62) and third in field-goal percentage (.521) … led the Coyotes in rebounding and blocked shots … recorded 25 double-figure games during the season, including nine 20-point games … led the Coyotes in scoring 14 times, including all three NCAA Tournament games … garnered the Summit League March Athlete of the Month following the Coyotes’ Summit Championship and Sweet 16 run … also received the Summit League February Athlete of the Month as the Coyotes clinched the Summit regular season title … was named to the Naismith Trophy and the Becky Hammon Award preseason watch lists … scored a career-high 35 points to lead USD to a 71-59 win over Wichita State (12/4) … dropped 30 points in the Coyotes’ 88-72 win at North Dakota (1/29) … one of five players in USD history to tally three or more games over 30 points … scored 17 points and made the game-winning basket in the Coyotes’ road win at Creighton (12/16) … notched a double-double of 21 points with a season-high 16 rebounds at South Dakota State (2/5) … added a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds at Drake (11/15) … tallied 18 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots against Oklahoma (11/9) … broke South Dakota’s career blocks record in a road win at St. Thomas (2/17), also scoring 26 points and grabbing eight rebounds in her hometown … notched a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds in the season finale at Western Illinois (2/28) to seal the Summit regular season title … notched 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the Summit League Championship win over South Dakota State (3/8) … was the lone Coyote to finish in double-figures with 17 points against Michigan (3/26) in the Sweet 16 ... shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field to drop 20 points in the NCAA Tournament win over Ole Miss (3/18) … added 16 points and four steals in the Coyotes’ tournament win over No. 7/5 Baylor (3/20) to advance to the Sweet 16.
2020-21
Summit League Defensive Player of the Year … All-Summit League first team … Summit League all-tournament team … South Dakota’s Catie Tobin Female Athlete of the Year at The Charlies … one of five finalists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year … voted Summit League Preseason Player of the Year … helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament title for the second-straight year and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season … one of five players to play in all 25 games … started all 25 games at center, winning the opening tip 19 times … averaged 17.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.7 assists per game … ranked second in the Summit League for scoring … led the Summit and ranked 22nd nationally for blocked shots … led the Summit and ranked 31st nationally for rebounds … ranked second in the Summit and 37th nationally for field-goal percentage (.522) … her 11 double-doubles led the Summit and ranked 35th nationally … reached double-figures for 24 of 25 games with eight 20-point games … led the team in scoring 11 times during the year … received Summit League Player of the Week (12/21) following a career-best 31 point, 21 rebound performance in a road win at Bradley … it marked the first 30-20 game of the season in NCAA Division I and the first 30-20 game by a Coyote since NCAA Division II Player of the Year Mandy Koupal did it in 2003 … garnered Summit League Player of the Week (1/4) and College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week following the Denver series with an average of 24 points and 9.5 rebounds in the two games while shooting 71.4 percent … surpassed 1,000 career points in the Denver series … netted Summit League Player of the Week (3/1) for a pair of back-to-back double-doubles over North Dakota State, averaging 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3.5 blocks … tallied a season-high five blocks against North Dakota State (2/28) on senior night … moved to second in USD history for career blocks with 181 … her 55 blocks this season ranks sixth on the single-season charts … added 20 points, nine boards and three steals in the Summit Tournament Championship against Omaha (3/9) ... scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, including eight offensive boards, in a career-high 39 minutes in the Coyotes’ NCAA Tournament game versus Oregon (3/22).
2019-20
Summit League Defensive Player of the Year … Summit League Tournament MVP … all-Summit League first team … Summit League all-tournament team … member of the first team in Summit League history to go undefeated en route to a Summit League regular season crown and capture the Summit League Tournament trophy … the Coyotes went 30-2 and defeated Summit foes by more than 30 points per game in 19 meetings … ranked for a Summit League record 12 weeks in the Associated Press poll and 16 weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll … finished the season No. 17 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches polls … started 31 of 32 games … one of four players to average double-figures on the season with 12.2 points per game … led the team in both rebounds (7.3) and blocks (2.0) per game … shot at a league-leading 58.1 percent clip from the field … also set a South Dakota program record for field-goal percentage with the 58.1 percent (151-260) … led the Summit in blocks (63), ranked fourth in rebounds (235) and 10th for steals (46) … ranked 30th in the nation for blocked shots … tallied 22 double-figure games with five double-doubles … led the Coyotes in scoring four times during the season, including the Summit League Tournament Championship game with 15 points against the Jacks … recorded a career best of 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Creighton, while also pulling down nine rebounds and blocking five shots … received second career Summit League Player of the Week (Dec. 9) honor following the contest … put together a dominating performance of 15 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks in the Summit League Tournament semifinal game against Oral Roberts … tied career bests for both rebounds and blocks in the contest … consistent throughout the Summit League Tournament, averaging 14.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and three blocks while shooting 63 percent across the three games … scored 18 points and grabbed 12 points versus Denver for a double-double … joined Taylor Frederick and Ciara Duffy with double-doubles in the game, marking the first time since 2010 that three Coyotes had recorded double-doubles in the same game … added double-doubles in both meetings with Western Illinois, tallying 18 points and 12 rebounds in Macomb to go with 18 points and 11 rebounds in Vermillion … added a double-double 11 points and 10 boards against North Dakota State … notched 18 points with seven rebounds and five blocks versus Montana … tallied 16 points against Drake … posted 16 points and five boards in the Coyotes’ 83-48 throttling of South Dakota State … reached double-figures in 16 of the 19 games against Summit League opponents … moved to fourth on USD’s career blocked shots charts with 126 … tied last season’s total of 63 blocks to tie for fourth in a single-season at USD … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2018-19
Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year … Summit League Transfer of the Year … Summit League honorable mention … named to Summit League all-newcomer team … Summit League all-tournament team … helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Summit League program to earn an at-large berth into the tournament … South Dakota was also ranked for two weeks in the AP Top 25 … one of six Coyotes to play in all 34 games this season … earned her first collegiate start against Purdue Fort Wayne on Jan. 12 … one of three Coyotes to average double-figures … averaged 11.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.4 steals per game … led the Coyotes in both rebounding (199) and blocked shots (63) … single-season blocks total ranks fourth in program history … the 63 blocks also ranks 42nd in the NCAA … shot at a 57.0 percent (146-256) clip from the field … recorded 21 double-figure games with six 20-point games … tallied four double-doubles and six double-digit rebounding games … recorded a season-high 24 points against North Dakota State (2/28) … added 23 points and 10 rebounds against South Dakota State (1/6) … named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 10 with a stat line of 17 points, seven blocks and seven rebounds in a road win at Missouri State (12/4) … the seven blocks was a season high … recorded a season-high 13 rebounds to pair with 22 points against Western Illinois (1/26) … scored 20 points and blocked six shots in round two with the Leathernecks (2/16) … had eight games with three or more blocked shots … grabbed 10 boards in USD’s wins over No. 23/22 Iowa State (11/28) and No. 22/24 Missouri (12/15) … notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament against Clemson (3/22) … also handed out a season-best six assists against the Tigers (3/22).
2017-18
Will sit out due to NCAA Transfer rules.
New Mexico
Saw time in 13 games as a true freshman ... scored 37 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked nine shots.
Prep
Ranked by espnW as the No. 23 post player in her signing class ... twice earned all-Mississippi 8 Conference honors and all-state honorable mention accolades as a senior at Rogers High School ... averaged 15.6 points, 15.6 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game in final prep season ... tallied 418 blocks in career to rank 15th all-time on Minnesota's girls basketball charts ... 436 rebounds as a senior also ranks as the 12th-most by a player in a single season in Minnesota history ... pulled down more than 1,000 rebounds in prep career ... also lettered in volleyball and track and field for the Royals.
Personal
Daughter of Andrew and Theresa Sjerven ... graduated with both a bachelor's and master's degree in psychology from USD ... working on a second master's degree in interdisciplinary studies with focuses in psychology, sports leadership and social work.
